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This type includes:

  • computer hardware, software and systems consultancy activities, including cybersecurity consultancy activities
  • planning and designing of computer systems which integrate computer hardware, software and communication technologies
  • provision of on-site management and operation of clients’ computer systems and/or data processing facilities, as well as related support services
  • installation of computer systems and provision of training and support to users of such systems
  • activities of auditing and certification of computing and data processing infrastructures and services

This type also includes:

  • cybersecurity network and system monitoring, testing and analysis

  • provision of advice on software requirements and procurement of the hardware and software components of a computer system

This type excludes:

  • installation of mainframe and similar computers, see 332000

  • sale of computer hardware or software on physical media, see 465000, 474000

  • software publishing, see 582

  • installation (setting-up) of personal computers, see 629000

  • software installation, see 629000

  • computer disaster recovery services, see 629000

  • general cybersecurity training, see 855902

Software development and IT services fall under Section K (Telecommunications, Computer, and Information Service Activities), while the publishing of content, including books, newspapers, magazines, and digital media, is classified in Section J (Publishing, Broadcasting, and Content Production and Distribution). However, if a unit both develops and publishes its software, it should be classified under software publishing within Section J.